The Police Association is highlighting that retail crime is falling amidst rising related charges.

Annual Ministry of Justice data to June shows record-high finalised charges for theft from a retail premises at over 21,000 – more than triple that of four years ago.

Convictions also reached nearly 18,000, also more than tripling over the same period.

Police Association President Steve Watt told Mike Hosking it goes to show the hard work Police are putting in.

He says as convictions have risen, they're seeing decreases in the number of instances of retail crime.

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The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment's being described as incapable of delivering the Government's objectives.

An annual report shows 40% of MBIE's major capital projects failed to meet time, budget, or scope targets, including the $50 million Biometric Capability update.

Regulation Minister David Seymour told Mike Hosking a line in the report says the ministry has discharged its responsibilities.

He says the reason the ministry's become such a confection of different objectives and projects is the fact it answers to 23 different ministers.

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Only good thing about Oriini Kaipara and her gang video, which spent the better part of the day front and centre, starting with us yesterday morning as we played you the cringe-inducing audio, to be followed by the rest of the media, was that Oriini is from the Māori Party, not the Greens.

If it had been Marama, it would have been well and truly over. Not that Marama wouldn't agree with her any, it's just we don't have the video.

There she is for all to see, geeing them up, offering help and mana, seemingly some concern they haven't got some state houses as well.

Now this isn't an issue for the Māori Party given who they are. This may well, within their circles, be a grist of the mill, if not good news.

What makes this really, really bad is 1, it's still new several days after the original event, and 2, Labour are the real victims here.

If a video appears, and it has a Green MP in it, then Labour will have no choice but to cut them off completely with the very obvious consequences.

As it stands, Labour must be praying this goes away. Labour must be praying the Nats and ACT don't start a fairly hefty campaign on law and order and remind us all —as if we need reminding— that under Labour, aided and abetted by the Greens, law and order in this country fell apart in spectacular fashion and that one of the indisputable wins of this Coalition Government is its success in making our streets overtly safer again.

At play for Labour is the doubt in voters' minds. This is the real cancer here as to what they get. What do you get with Labour? There's the question.

What do you get with Labour? The Greens now look damaged given their gang association. But then the Māori Party always needed to be part of the mix. Don't forget that. This is a three-party deal. Always has been.

Trouble now is parties two and three look dangerous. And party three in particular look to be dabbling into the world of illegality as they look to quote unquote "restore the mana of gangs".

We were all there when the gangs ruled the streets, ignored the law, took over the highways on their way to the funerals, paraded their patches and generally rigged hell. Two-thirds of the left bloc want to bring that back.

Labour must be watching on and dying quietly inside.

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Crimson Education is continuing to expand.

Founded by Jamie Beaton, the company began as an elite university admissions consultancy, and has expanded into tutoring, schools, and is now moving into the charter school space.

They've also received backing from the board of Kip McGrath to take over the company, adding it to their network.

"What we're seeing is kids' math and English is actually going backwards in most of the Western world," Beaton told Mike Hosking.

"So we see it as a great opportunity to support kids who really have these critical gaps."

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Canterbury University students have built a robot that could smash both the human and robotic world records for solving a Rubik’s Cube.

Four engineering students spent about a year developing the robot that can solve a 4x4 Rubik’s Cube in under 10 seconds.

They’re now awaiting confirmation from Guinness World Records.

Student Maz Cameron told Mike Hosking it took a full year of hard work, so it was really exciting to have it culminate in that record attempt with so many people there to support it.

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On the Mike Hosking Breakfast Full Show Podcast for Tuesday 20th of October, we look at Kainga Ora's savings with Chris Bishop and get a review of our Super Fund's performance.

Special Trade Envoy Nathan Guy discusses the benefits of our India FTA as it officially comes into force.

Crimson Education CEO and founder Jamie Beaton talks the future of his incredible company after acquiring Kip McGrath.

Get the Mike Hosking Breakfast Full Show Podcast every weekday morning on iHeartRadio, or wherever you get your podcasts.

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Security and safety concerns are ramping up for politicians right across Australia.

MP Helen Haines remains in a critical condition in hospital after being hit by a car in regional Victoria.

She was struck while loading her car outside her electorate office in Wangaratta, north-east of Melbourne.

Our Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters says violence has absolutely no place in politics.

Australian Correspondent Murray Olds told Mike Hosking threats are piling in against politicians right across the spectrum.

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